Living room wall color 2023
12 Best Paint Colors for 2023
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Citrus
Jean Randazzo"Small shots of big citrus bring excitement to a space without creating visual overwhelm. It’s like a punchy-colored throw pillow for the wall. When used in a specific area of wall, it defines a space and everything looks good against this yellow green. Even beige!" — Jackie Terrell, Interior Designer
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Rust
Miranda Estes"Blush really had its moment in 2022, but rust may be poised to take over. It's less feminine feeling and plays into an earthy modern color palette, making a beautiful companion to Dijon yellows, teals and greens." — Amy Vroom, Founder, The Residency Bureau
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Monochromatic Looks
Ryan Garvin"Using the exact same color in the same finish to walls, trim and ceiling lets you keep the traditional details like crown molding while giving it an instant modern update. Going all in makes rooms feel dramatic, warm and welcoming all at once. A satin finish is the best option for this approach. It’s not as shiny as semi-gloss, but it has a little bit of sheen without being shiny." — Mary Beth Christopher, Founder and Lead Designer, MBC Interior Design
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Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue
Hayward Photography"Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue is one of our favorite, go-to colors. It’s not too blue and not too green, rather the perfect marriage of both. When used on a porch, it blurs the lines between the outside and inside. Earthy, natural inspiration in design is absolutely trending right now, and will continue to become more prevalent in 2023. Palladian Blue brings lots of earthy greens into undertones into a space, making it a likely candidate to be a trending paint color in the new year." — Jillian Shaible, Principal, Susan Hayward Interiors
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Black
Adam Macchia"My ultimate favorite black has as much to do with the sheen as it does with the color: Fine Paints of Europe's HollandLac in black is the ultimate for glossy black doors.
I've used this on most of my own homes (and a few for clients). It requires an expert application, but the results are sublime; glossy to the point of reflection, this paint finishes like black glass." — Dan Mazzarini, Principal and Creative Director, BHDM Design
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Soft Blush
Katarzyna Bialasiewicz//Getty Images"Pairing pink with various hues is a trend we’re seeing a lot. From soft pale blushes to shocking magenta, it’s an exciting accent to go along with everything from deep blues to light neutrals." — Noel Gatts, Star of HGTV’s Home Inspector Joe; Principal Designer, Beam & Bloom Interiors
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Sherwin-Williams' Eider White
Danielle Nicole Photography"This color is often used for walls, but it is the new hot trend for stepping up your classic white kitchen cabinet.
Not only is it warmer and richer, but it has a subtle contrast with the ever-so-popular white countertops." — Megan Unger, Owner and Creative Director, Megan Robertson’s Designs
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Benjamin Moore's Gentleman's Gray
Courtesy of DATE Interiors"Striking paint colors, like Benjamin Moore's Gentleman's Gray, are a great way to add interest and depth to any space." — Molly Torres Portnof, Founder, DATE Interiors
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Plum
Lauren Pressey"Plum is becoming the new neutral. The richer tones are being used to blend in with neutral spaces to make it feel warm, cozy and luxe." — Linda Hayslett, Founder, LH.Designs
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Ultramarine Blue
Virginia Macdonald"Ultramarine blue will be the trending color for the upcoming year.
It is a bright, super saturated and luscious hue." — Anne Hepfer, Luxury Interior Designer and Author of MOOD
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Benjamin Moore's Mt. Rainier Gray
Jacarrea Garraway"Benjamin Moore’s Mt. Rainier Gray in Matte Regal Select resembles the sky and provides a space with a sense of calm, which is vital as the world around us continues to change. Mt. Rainier Gray is an ideal backdrop for any style that sparks joy in one’s life." — Courtney McLeod, Principal, Right Meets Left Interior Design
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Glidden's Vining Ivy
"Glidden's Vining Ivy is an update on teal that is as bold as it is versatile. Sitting perfectly between a blue and a green, Vining Ivy toes the line between a jewel tone and a deep sea hue, making it an on-trend addition to contemporary designs or a refined pop of color for those with more traditional taste." — Gil Walsh, Principal, Gil Walsh Interiors
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Benjamin Moore's 2023 Color of the Year: Raspberry Blush
Courtesy of Benjamin Moore"People are ready to bring color back into the home, taking a step outside their color comfort zones.
Raspberry Blush 2008-30 and the Color Trends 2023 palette empower the use of statement colors that deliver delight and personality, while transforming rooms for incredible results." — Andrea Magno, Color Marketing & Development Director, Benjamin Moore
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Behr's 2023 Color of the Year: Blank Canvas
Courtesy of Behr"Blank Canvas effortlessly offers a clean and inviting blank slate that allows individuality and creativity to flow freely. This white easily harmonizes with a wide range of hues, including neutrals, earth tones and pastels for a charming and cozy appeal. Blank Canvas also pairs beautifully with black for a dramatic impact, and with bright accents like green or cobalt blue to instantly lift your mood." — Erika Woelfel, Vice President of Color and Creative Services, Behr Paint Company
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Sherwin-Williams' 2023 Color of the Year: Redend Point
Courtesy of Sherwin-Williams"Redend Point's subtle pink undertones make it easy to incorporate into any space.
It delivers an enveloping warmth that instantly makes you feel at home. Build on its earthiness by utilizing the hue alongside natural-looking textiles and wood accents or create a desert oasis by layering terracotta shades and clay materials." — Sue Wadden, Director of Color Marketing, Sherwin-Williams
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Monique Valeris
Senior Home Editor
Monique Valeris is the senior home editor for Good Housekeeping, where she oversees the brand's home decorating coverage across print and digital. Prior to joining GH in 2020, she was the digital editor at Elle Decor. In her current role, she explores everything from design trends and home tours to lifestyle product recommendations, including writing her monthly column, "What's in My Cart."
The Color Trends for 2023: Rich & Warm Natural Hues
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It’s time to look at the color trends for 2023.
The colors we use in our homes strongly reflect our personalities and style. While some people gravitate towards timeless and classic paint colors others want to go a bit bolder by adding vibrant color tones to their homes.
Each year, the color experts from all the leading paint brands in the world chose their Color of the Year and publish their Color Forecast. Often choosing one trending color accompanied by a color palette with hues that perfectly compliment the Color of the Year.
These trending paint colors don’t only show up as wall colors in our homes. But they are visible in every art form, from fashion to graphic design and even technology. This year we see richer color tones compared to last years color trends, but we’re still getting color inspiration from nature.
This post will show an overview of every paint color of the year 2023 chosen by the leading paint companies. In addition, The Nordroom will make its own color prediction about the 2023 paint color trends.
Many 2023 colors will get a separate blog post with more tips on how to style your home with that trending color. The link to that post will be highlighted in this color trend post.
This post will get updated when more paint companies release their color of the year.
Pantone: Viva Magenta
Paint company Pantone has chosen Viva Magenta as their color of the year. Viva Magenta is a bold pink shade that is described as brave and fearless. The color is part of the red color family, the shade is rooted in nature and expressive of a new signal of strength.
The new color of the year by Pantone is powerful and empowering. This new red shade revels in pure joy and encourages experimentation and self-expression without restraint. Viva Magenta is meant as a bold statement color in your home.
This color pink is already popular in the fashion and beauty world and now it is making its way to the interior world. you can expect to see a lot of this color which is great as a bold color pop through decorative items but you can certainly go bolder and include hot pink in furniture or as a statement wall.
Read More: Pantone Color of the Year 2023: Interior Design Inspiration
The Nordroom’s Color Trend for 2023: (Warm) Yellow
As editor of The Nordroom, I see many beautifully styled homes and trending interior design. The time we live in at the moment is rather uncertain. And this is reflected in the interior design and colors we choose to surround ourselves with. And for 2023 I see strong gravitation toward warm colors, especially warm yellow tones.
Farrow & Ball’s India Yellow on the walls in a deVOL kitchenYellow – as any color – comes in many different color shades. From the very light pastel yellow to a deep ochre yellow. And it’s the warm yellow tones that are popping up more frequently in homes around the world.
These deep and rich colors add a warm and slightly earthy tone to a room. A warm yellow is also very versatile. In modern homes, it adds warmth and color. And for period homes it enhances the historic feeling of the home as it’s a shade that has been used in homes for centuries.
Benjamin Moore: Raspberry Blush
Benjamin Moore has chosen Raspberry Blush as their Color of the Year 2023. Raspberry Blush is a cheerful coral shade tinged with pink. It is a very bold and charasmatic color that will make a great statement in your home. And the statement is up to you, you can add this shade as a bright color accent but you can also go bold and paint an entire room in this vibrant shade.
Read more: decorate your home with Benjamin Moore’s Raspberry Blush
Benjamin Moore Color Trends Palette 2023
Benjamin Moore has also created a color palette with eight colors that compliment their Color of the Year. The Color Trends 2023 palette was chosen for its distinct presence and personality. Each of these eight confident hues offer inspiration and creativity, while encouraging a push beyond the traditional to experience truly exceptional color.
PPG & Glidden Paint: Vining Ivy
PPG and Glidden Paint by PPG have chosen “Vining Ivy” as their Color of the Year 2023. Vining Ivy is a versatile teal shade that combined bold blue and refined green into a jewel-toned hue. The color can be used to set a calming mood in spaces, as its blue communicates feelings of tranquility while the emerald evokes feelings of balance. When paired together, these two undertones create an ultra-rich, uber-trendy color.
Ashley McCollum, Glidden color expert says: “Consumers are seeking to simplify in this era, as the past two years have shed a new light on the importance of serenity and little moments. Vining Ivy embodies this vibe perfectly. It is energizing yet grounding, and it works in literally any space. Its versatility takes the guesswork out of design, leaving consumers with more time to indulge in the things that matter most to them.
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Read more: how to style your home with teal, like PPG & Glidden’s Vining Ivy
PPG & Glidden Color Trends
PPG and Glidden have also chosen four color palettes that compliment the new color of the year. Serenity is a graceful palette of milky pastels, watery tones, and warm neutral. Origin is an earthy and well balanced color palette. Duality is a color palette filled with constrasting color tones. It’s an extroverted palette of brights, clean pastels, and strong neutrals. Glidden’s color palette is very similar to the Origin palette with warm earthy and natural colors.
Sherwin Williams: Redend Point
Sherwin Williams have choosen Redend Point as their Color for 2023. Redend Point is a warm blush beige shade that works as a warm color accent in combination with cooler color tones. But it can also be used as a warm neutral for any room in your house.
photo: Sherwin WilliamsThe color is defined as not too light or too dark, not too moody or too sweet.
It is therefor a perfect mid-tone neutral color to use in a home. Redend Point is a minimal, calming, and intriguing color that embraces a spirit of connection with the world around us.
In addition, Sherwin Williams have collaborated with Etsy with the release of a home decor collection that coordinates with their 2023 color.
Read more: How To Style Your Home with Sherwin-Williams Redend Point
Dulux: Wild Wonder
Paint company Dulux has choosen Wild Wonder as their Colour of the Year 2023. Wild Wonder is a natural yellow hue that will help you bring the outdoors in.
Wild Wonder refers to the feeling of freedom in nature (Wild) and the natural magic that surrounds us (Wonder). Nature is at the heart of the 2023 Dulux colour trends as they have also chosen four complimentary color palettes packed with (natural) shades that can be combined with Wild Wonder.
Lush Color PaletteBuzz Color PaletteA bedroom painted with Wild Wonder and the Buzz colour palette
A wonderful home office painted with the Lush colour palette.
Read more: Dulux Colour of the Year: Wild Wonder & Dulux Colour Trends
Dulux Colour Trends
Paint company Dulux have chosen three color palettes packed with beautiful colors that transform your home into a sanctuary. The Dulux Colour Forecast 2023 consits of three palettes inspired by our connection to nature, a desire for balance and calm, and revitalising our spirit with joy and play.
Balance
Balance is a color palette of serene oceanic blues and weathered pastels that create a still and calm atmosphere in your home.
Connect
The connect palette consists of colors with a great connection to nature. These earth based hues reflect a simpler lifestyle.
Revive
Add joy to your home with the Revive color palette filled with eclectic bright hues that mixes nostalgic elements.
Behr: Blank Canvas
Behr Paint Company have announced Blank Canvas as their Color of the Year.
Blank Canvas is a warm white shade that offers endless design and decor opportunities.
Research conducted by Behr Paint has shown that homeowners want their home to be a place where they can unwind and that the home feels like an escape from everyday stress.
The choice for Blank Canvas as the 2023 COTY is a direct response to this research. The color white makes people feel positive and lowers stress levels. The color white also promotes relaxation, creates a sense of calm and renewal, and makes people feel focused.
This rich and versatile shade of white can be used as a timeless foundation for your home.
Graham & Brown: Alizarin
Graham & Brown have chosen Alizarin as their Color of the Year. Alizarin is an auburn red shade that will add warmth and depth to your room. This rich red will do wonders for any room, whether it’s big or small. In a small room, you can create a cozy cocoon while in larger spaces you add a luxe touch.
In addition, Graham & Brown also choose a Design of the Year. Florenzia Dusk is a classic floral that symbolizes the restoration of historical beauty and celebrates bringing new life and color into an artwork. And of course, this design can be combined with the 2023 color Alizarin.
Jotun LADY
The colors we surround ourselves with mean more than ever. Not only in how they enrich the atmosphere of our homes but also in what they tell us about ourselves.
Jotun LADY has created a color palette for 2023 called: “STORIES – Color Design by LADY”. This collection of 21 timeless, expressive, and hopeful shades will help you to create a new mood in your home.
There are 9 new colors in this color palette including modern warming neutrals, cool greens, classic blues, and beautiful, powerful reds. The collection is divided into three color palettes that make it easy to choose good color combinations that convey a stylish atmosphere and shades that enrich each other.
Serene Presence
This color palette is designed for a lifestyle of minimalism and simplicity. The palette consists of soft, muted pastels and healing green tones.
Lavender Touch – Dusk Green – Vårluft – Cheerful Peach – Bella – Space – KokosDusk GreenVårluftVårluftwalls & ceiling: Cheerful Peach / desk: BellaNaturally Grounded
The naturally grounded palette pays tribute to earthly life. The palette consists of warm earth colours, muted green and soft, yellow and orange tones.
Natural Green – Urtehage – Burnt Ochre – Contemporary White – Soft – Lysning – Rustic BrownUrtehagewalls: Soft – cabinets: Rustic Brown – door: Natural GreenBurnt OcherNatural GreenCurated Living
This color palette is the perfect starting point for a curated interior. The palette of sophisticated reds, muted neutrals, and blue accents makes this a balanced combination of nostalgic shades and contemporary colors.
Statement Red – Poetry Red – Sophisticated Red – Collected Blue – Silke – Soft Radiance – Dempet Savannewall: Poetry Red – ceiling: Silkewall: Poetry Red – floor: Statement Redwall: Dempet Savannewall: Soft Radiance – panel: Dempet Savanne Collected BlueDunn-Edwards
Dunn-Edwards have chosen four color palettes for their color and design trends for 2023.
“We are approaching a time of peak post-modernism where fear, strength, compassion, distrust, and community inspire us to surround ourselves with elements from the past, present, and future as we attempt to find our bearing and create safe and multi-purposeful spaces.”
Live in Joy
Take optimism to its extreme. This winter sports-influenced trend incorporates bold colors, innovative materials, and playful eighties and mod vibes to create celebratory, energetic spaces.
White Daisy – Marina – Kinetic Energy – Stargazing – Soft Moss – Get Up and GoVermilion – Energy Orange – Razzle Dazzle – Strawberry Blonde – Lemon Punch – Plum Power
Liberated Nomads
Reinvent the past and travel across worlds and decades. This complex aesthetic combines arts, folklore, Baroque, and Industrial influences to realign fragments of style in provocative ways.
Oasis – Ecru Wealth – Summer Night – Follow My Blue Bliss – Red-y for Fun – Fiery FuchsiaCrushing on Coral – Limelight – Malachite Green – Sugar Swizzle – Midnight Blush – LA at Night
Well Intentions
This trend reflects a new duality: the desire for earth-friendly living and extraterrestrial pursuits.
Look for innovative materials and organic shapes that blend the natural and artificial.
Ashen Plum – Mink – Bourbon Sweet Tea – Clean Slate – Country Air – Grassy Knoll
Life in Poetry
Step into a vacation that lasts all year long. Embrace your relaxed summertime vibe and cherish imperfections, DIY, and bric-a-brac craftwork to create a cheerful, nostalgic retreat.
Spooled White – Dandelion – Hearth Gold – Peach Fuzz – Terra Rosa – Striking RedGrapevine – Pink Glamour – Aloe Plant – Lemon Gelato – Thundercloud – Singing the Blue
Valspar
Valspar chose not one but twelve trend-worthy, forward-thinking, beautiful, and livable colors of the year. These designer-inspired colors are matched to a specific facet or emotion of life, all relating to what people may find helpful to complement their space.
Homeowners are prioritizing areas of the home with paint to update their well-used spaces.
By turning to nature-inspired design, this year’s collection is all about finding new comfort, embracing a flexible lifestyle, rediscovering joy, and leaning into the growing DIY movement.
What do you think of the year’s color trends? Is there a color that caught your eye and are going to use it in your own home?
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Viva Magenta - Pantone Color of the Year 2023 in the interior It is a soft red with a pinkish undertone, bold enough, but not aggressive, associated with energy, creativity and strength. Those who are inclined to express themselves, go beyond, inspire and be inspired, this color will appeal to you.
The fashion and interior industries are strongly tied to Pantone's forecasts, bringing the latest trends to the industry. Interior designers see Viva Magenta as a great potential for creating a stylish and creative space.
At the same time, they are convinced that such a bright accent color is suitable for both art spaces and minimalist apartments. Let's figure out the main tips for interior design in red and raspberry shades!
1. Use in detail
In minimalist interiors, there is also a place for a bright color, if you use it as an accent, not a base. By choosing chairs, cushions, decorations in Viva Magenta or similar color, you will add zest to the room, while maintaining a minimalistic design.
Dining table in vintage style for 8 persons. Watford
2. Make the basis of the interior
For those who love maximalism, avant-garde and experiments, the bright color at the base of the interior is not terrible. If you are a creative person, then a non-standard interior in catchy shades will only emphasize your nature and create a comfortable space for new ideas. Decorate the walls, furniture and textiles in Viva Magenta shades, and the space will be filled with energy and optimistic mood.
3. Play with contrasts
Bright Viva Magenta contrasts with dark shades such as blue, green, purple. Thanks to this combination, the atmosphere in the room becomes more expressive and the space itself looks more voluminous. Choose one main color and two contrasting ones, the fourth color can be used in detail - so you don't overload the design.
4. Combine with luxury
Viva Magenta is a rather noble color, so luxury elements will help emphasize this quality in the interior. It is not necessary to choose expensive figurines and crystal chandeliers, just add glamorous details. Velvet materials and golden fittings are suitable for this.
5. Combine with analogue colors
Analog colors are those that are located side by side on Itten's color wheel.
Simply put, these are shades that are similar to each other, for example, red, orange, yellow. The use of an analog triad (three similar colors) is the safest interior design option that will bring calm even to such a bright shade as Viva Magenta.
6. Add complementary shades
The most beautiful color combinations are complementary. They evoke the most pleasing visual sensation, as one shade complements and accentuates the other. In the interior, this combination gives dynamism, which is why it will not look boring. For pinkish-red shades, green, mint, turquoise are complementary.
There are many ways to use Viva Magenta color and create stunning interiors, it's all up to your imagination! If you want to learn more trends in interior design, be sure to read our blog and go to the section with ready-made design projects!
Colors in the interior 2023: fashion trends
If you want to know what colors will be popular in interior design in 2023, this material is for you.
Designers are increasingly leaning towards cheerful and invigorating hues, a playful palette of wildflowers and natural earthy tones.
Classic neutrals like gray and white are starting to fade into the background. For modern interiors, more and more often chooses warmer and enveloping shades, such as cream, coffee, brown, terracotta. The most important source of inspiration for interior designers is still nature, in all its rich and bold colors. Green of all shades begins to replace neutral tones, and rich blue becomes the main symbol of calm and confidence.
Modern interiors become more optimistic and expressive. Pastel colors are rapidly growing in popularity, especially muted ones: powdery purples, dirty pinks and desaturated yellows. Refreshing bright colors give energy and fun.
Modern design breaks the rules and does it with confidence. The palette is expanding to include combinations that were previously considered unthinkable. Increasingly, there are projects with non-standard color combinations, for example, blue and orange, emerald and dark blue, lilac and mustard.
Various shades of turquoise and purple are gaining popularity.
We show you 10 living room color trends for 2023 and hope you find colors and combinations that will inspire you.
Intense neutrals
Soothing shades are still popular: rich browns, soft creamy notes, greenish grays. They help create a sophisticated and soothing space, and in 2023 we will see more of the deeper neutrals.
Discreet color palettes combined with tactile textures and natural materials create a special atmosphere. Such shades are the perfect frame for stylish and discreet accessories. In combination with textured textiles, they make the room warmer and more comfortable.
New WorksGreen and Blue
Along with rich browns and pale creams, the color choices in 2023 will be dominated by brighter colors inspired by nature. Fresh, invigorating shades of blue and green blend surprisingly well with each other. These cold tones can be offset by softer details in muddy pink or warm caramel.
Muted pastels
Cheerful and warm pastels are the main interior color trend for 2023. If the palettes of pink and purple seem a little too sweet and glamorous for you, why not take a look at the more mature, muted hues.
Pictured is an interior created by the Swiss studio Note, which combines a richness of muted tones. The designers have developed an eight-tone color scheme that complements the yellow paint on the walls. The result is a harmonious rich color scheme, the room organically combines shades of purple, pink, gray-green and yellow.
Note DesignWood is no longer white
More and more designers are moving away from pure white on wood surfaces. Instead of bright white elements, softer shades come: stone gray, rich green or dark brown. One trend is to choose a bright color for the baseboard and door frame that contrasts with the pattern of the wallpaper. Black and dark gray tones look great on wood products and skirting boards.
The dark color contrasts beautifully with the delicate, beautiful wallpaper and gives the room a modern feel.
A mix of warm and cold
If you want to update a room with pink walls, pay attention to the lavender shade. The delicate combination of pink and beige makes the room warm, while the contrasting window in cool tones creates enough complexity to give the interior character.
Mixing cool and warm colors in the same room can be quite a challenge. It is important that the colors are combined with the palette of materials. Wood is considered neutral and can be safely inscribed in any color combination.
Margaret M De LangeInvigorating Orange
Orange has a special place in interior design trends 2023. It can be spicy and energetic or more subdued, terracotta. You can opt for softer hues for a sophisticated interior or go for explosive orange for a Seventies look.
Dun AluinnSpice Color
Discreet spicy colors with an earthy aesthetic are at their peak.
Neutrals can be paired with warm muddy browns or rich spice colors. A rich brownish-red color fits perfectly into the autumn palette.
Calm Blue
Dark colors are becoming more and more popular, in 2023 this trend will continue. Designers are increasingly leaning towards darker shades in the blue palette primarily because blue pairs easily with a variety of other colors, from cool architectural grays to hot pinks, tobacco tones, and precious greens like emerald and malachite. If you want to create a very personal and intimate space, look no further than the color of the midnight sky.
Farrow & BallPale Violet
This soft shade is making its way into fashion and interior design. If you like pale purple, you can take inspiration from this interior by Australian designer Simone Haack. The chalky purple wall hue makes a great backdrop for monochrome furniture, objects, and artwork.
This soft and pleasant shade is great for a functional space, which is why designers expect it to become one of the most popular kitchen colors.
